Creative Aging: Creative Writing Workshop

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults-Seniors
Randolph Library
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Library Branch: Randolph Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAN)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Join teaching artist Elaine Blanchard for this 6-week creative writing course. Participants use prompts, timed writing, and critique to explore writing techniques.

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Creative Aging Studio Courses: Silk Painting

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults-Seniors
Frayser Library
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Library Branch: Frayser Library
Room: Meeting Room B (FRA)
Age Group: Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join teaching artist Phyllis Boger for this 2-part introduction to silk painting. Learn various techniques and methods for working with the dyes, brushes, and mounting the silk. Participants will create an original piece from their own design.

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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Notary Services

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
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Library Branch: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room: 3rd Floor Reading Area - Walnut Grove Side
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Legal Assistance
Event Details:

Memphis Public Libraries provides free notary services to the public during drop-in hours: WEDNESDAYS from Noon – 2 PM at the Central Library in the Business & Sciences Department on the 3rd floor.

Copy of Chicago Stepping @ Levi

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Levi Library
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Library Branch: Levi Library
Room: Meeting Room (LEV)
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Music
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Chicago Stepping is returning to the Levi Library! Join us every Monday from 2:00-3:00 and Wednesday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. as Ray Hilliard demonstrates the Chicago Style 8 count step-by-step while getting in the groove. 

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Writing Visually with Comics and Manga 4-Part Series (Writer's Edition of Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning)

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
CLOUD901
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Registration Required
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Library Branch: CLOUD901
Room: Performance Stage
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Interested in turning your concept into reality? This class will explore how to write and script comic books or manga for teens and young adults. Come learn the tips and trick Martheus Wade uses to create his graphic novels and comic books.

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Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Drop Everything and Write

5:00pm–7:30pm
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Raleigh Library
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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Meeting Room (RAL)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Literacy Instruction, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

November is National Novel Writing Month! Every week we will be hosting a Drop Everything and Write session where the Raleigh Library will provide you with time, space, and a supportive environment to focus on your writing.

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Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

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Creative Kitchen Conversations: Food Costing and Pricing

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Adults-Seniors
Raleigh Library
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Raleigh Library
Room: Kitchen
Age Group: Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Business Assistance, Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Empower participants to build profitable food-based businesses by equipping them with the foundational skills in culinary entrepreneurship, branding, marketing, and budgeting.

 

 

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Memphis Library Foundation

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Story Structure & Soul: Writing that Connects 3-Part Series (Writer's Edition of Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning)

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Cossitt Library
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Cossitt Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Poetry and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unlock the secrets of stories that truly connect by bridging solid craft with soul-stirring narrative in this intensive four-week course.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.